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U.S. Custom House
U.S. Customhouse or United States Custom House may refer to: ''(ordered by U.S. state or U.S. territory, and then by city)'' *US Custom House (Nogales, Arizona), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Santa Cruz County *United States Customhouse (San Francisco), California *United States Custom House (San Ysidro, California), listed as "U.S. Inspection Station/U.S. Custom House" on the NRHP in San Diego County *United States Customhouse (Denver), Colorado * United States Customhouse (Savannah, Georgia) *United States Customs House (Chicago), Illinois *United States Custom House (New Orleans), Louisiana * United States Customhouse (Kennebunkport, Maine) * United States Custom House (Portland, Maine) *United States Custom House (Baltimore), Maryland * United States Customshouse (Barnstable, Massachusetts) *United States Customhouse (New Bedford, Massachusetts) * U.S. Customs Building (Sweet Grass, Montana), NRHP-listed in Toole County *Alexander Hamilton U.S. Cust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Custom House (Nogales, Arizona)
The US Custom House is a historic building in Nogales, Arizona. It was built in 1934 for the United States Customs Service, and designed in the Period Revival style by architect Louis A. Simon. With It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, National Register of Historic Places since August 6, 1987. References {{DEFAULTSORT:US Custom House (Nogales, Arizona) National Register of Historic Places in Santa Cruz County, Arizona Government buildings completed in 1934 1934 establishments in Arizona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Customhouse (Houston)
The United States Customhouse is a historic custom house located at Houston in Harris County, Texas. Building history The U.S. Custom House occupies an entire block in the central business district of Houston, Texas. It was built as a post office and courthouse between 1907 and 1911 and later converted to use as the custom house. During this period, urban post offices often shared a building with courts and other federal offices. Houston competed unsuccessfully with Galveston during the latter portion of the 19th century, until the 1900 hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, devastated Galveston. The risk to businesses, particularly shipping, caused many companies to move their facilities to the safer, sheltered port of Houston. By 1910, seventeen railroads moved passengers and freight to and from Houston. As Houston grew, the demand for postal facilities and other federal services increased and a new building to house them was needed. The Supervi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Custom House (Charleston, South Carolina)
The U.S. Custom House or U.S. Customhouse is the custom house in Charleston, South Carolina. Construction began in 1852, but was interrupted in 1859 due to costs and the possibility of South Carolina's secession from the Union. After the Civil War, construction was restarted in 1870 and completed in 1879. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974. It is also a contributing property of the Charleston Historic District. Design competition In the tense pre-Civil War period, the federal government felt that building a new custom house in Charleston to replace the Old Custom House would be a positive sign to South Carolina. A design competition with a US$300 prize was announced. About ten architects submitted entries. The four known entrants were three Charlestonian architects: Edward Brickell White, Edward C. Jones, and Peter H. Hammarskold and one Savannah, Georgia architect, John S. Norris. Noted New York architect, James Renwick s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Customshouse (Providence, Rhode Island)
The U.S. Customshouse is a historic custom house at 24 Weybosset Street in Providence, Rhode Island at the northeast corner at Weybosset and Custom House streets. The customhouse was built between 1855 and 1857 to a design by Ammi B. Young and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. In 1992, the building was purchased by the State of Rhode Island and converted to office space for the State Courts System. The building was opened by the state of Rhode Island as the John E. Fogarty Judicial Complex after an extensive $550,000 renovation. History The building was completed in 1857 at a total cost of construction of $209,723.32. It was constructed of granite from quarries in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is a three-story building, topped by a hip roof and metal dome, with quoined corners and cornices between the levels. It is three bays wide and seven deep, with the central three bays on each side projecting slightly, with further quoining to emphasize the projection. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Metropolitan San Juan, Puerto Rico
This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico covers the municipality of San Juan. Names of places given are as appear in the National Register, reflecting name as given in NRHP application at the date of listing. Note, the National Register name system does not accommodate Spanish á, ñ and other letters. Current listings See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico * List of United States National Historic Landmarks in United States commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states * Historic preservation * History of Puerto Rico The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the Ortoiroid people between 430 BC and AD 1000. At the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1493, the dominant indigenous culture was that of the Taínos. The Taí ... Notes References External links Pue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Custom House (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
U.S. Customhouse or United States Custom House may refer to: ''(ordered by U.S. state or U.S. territory, and then by city)'' *US Custom House (Nogales, Arizona), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Santa Cruz County *United States Customhouse (San Francisco), California *United States Custom House (San Ysidro, California), listed as "U.S. Inspection Station/U.S. Custom House" on the NRHP in San Diego County *United States Customhouse (Denver), Colorado *United States Customhouse (Savannah, Georgia) *United States Customs House (Chicago), Illinois *United States Custom House (New Orleans), Louisiana * United States Customhouse (Kennebunkport, Maine) * United States Custom House (Portland, Maine) *United States Custom House (Baltimore), Maryland *United States Customshouse (Barnstable, Massachusetts) *United States Customhouse (New Bedford, Massachusetts) * U.S. Customs Building (Sweet Grass, Montana), NRHP-listed in Toole County *Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Customs House (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
The U.S. Customs House (Spanish: ''Aduana de Ponce''), located at Bonaire and Aduana streets in barrio La Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico, is the oldest customs house in Puerto Rico, and the only one of its type under the U.S. flag. As of 10 February 1988, the building was owned by the U.S. Customs Service, Washington, D.C. The building is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as "U.S. Custom House". It was listed on 10 February 1988. Historical background The Ponce Customs House opened in 1842. At that time, customs administrative offices and warehouses were located on the first floor, while the second floor was devoted to dwelling units for the director of the customhouse and for the captain of the Port of Ponce. In 1845 the customhouse survived a terrible fire that destroyed most of the Ponce port vicinity. During the Spanish-American occupation, In 1898 General Nelson A. Miles established the headquarters of the American army in the customhouse during the Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Custom House (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)
The U.S. Customs House or "Edificio Aduana" is a historic custom house building located at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. As of February 10, 1988, the building was owned by the U.S. Customs Service, Washington, D.C.James C. Massey, Exec. Vice Pres., and Shirley Maxwell, Associate, National Preservation Institute (National Building Museum) Washington, D.C. and the Federal Historic Preservation Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury. (Washington D.C.) January 7, 1988. In ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – U.S. Custom House, Ponce''. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Section 8, Page 11. Listing Reference Number 88000073. February 10, 1988. History It was built in 1838 to accommodate and lodge distinguished visitors that reached the port of Mayagüez. In 1898 the building became a custom house. It originally had two floors but the second story was destroyed by the earthquake of 1918. Its present architectoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Customs House (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)
The U.S. Customs House, (Spanish: ''Aduana de Fajardo''), located at Calle Union, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was constructed in 1930. The poured-concrete building is significant architecturally and historically for the role it played in the first, transitional phase of the American customs service in Puerto Rico, from 1898 through 1931. This period is bracketed on one end by the cession, on December 10, 1898, of the island of Puerto Rico to the United States by Spain as a condition of the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish–American War, and on the other by the completion in 1931 of the major building and rehabilitation program undertaken by the U.S. Customs Service following World War I. with Historical background While the Fajardo Custom House is the least imposing of the customhouses included in this multiple-resource nomination, it is still more impressive than those at Arecibo, Arroyo and Aguadilla, which were constructed during the same period but are no longer owned by the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Custom House (Philadelphia)
The United States Custom House is a historic United States federal government building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built between 1932 and 1934 to the Art Deco designs of the architectural firm of Ritter & Shay, the building occupies an entire block between Second, Chestnut, and Sansom Streets and the former Exchange Place in the heart of the oldest section of the city. Its south and west sides border Independence National Historical Park. At 17 stories and tall, the massive building towers above other nearby historic buildings of the shipping, financial, and commercial quarter. The building currently houses federal offices for the U.S. FDA, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, National Park Service and U.S Customs and Border Protection agencies. The building was rehabilitated in 1991–93 and underwent a major renovation in 2010–13. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 2011. Building history The United States Custom House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Customhouse (Portland, Oregon)
The U.S. Custom house is a historic custom house in Portland in Multnomah County, Oregon. It was constructed to house offices of the United States Custom Service. It was built in 1898–1901 and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is slated to become the second Portland location of Industrious, a coworking space provider, in Spring 2022. The building was used for filming as the exterior of the Portland Police station in the NBC series Grimm. Building history Fueled by Portland's economic development during the late 19th century, the U.S. Custom House was constructed to accommodate the city's burgeoning prosperity and status. In 1875, the U.S. Custom Service first established a presence in Portland, moving into the newly constructed U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Custom House building (now known as the Pioneer Courthouse). As the city outgrew the space, a new Federal building was planned to house the Custom Service and additional courtrooms. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
